Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-11
A BEAUTIFUL ROW
THAT HAS GROWN OUT OF BxKR.sELL.
ING IN RALEIGH.
Prohibition Mass. Meeting - Terrible
Death Of a Boy Current News
Notes and Briefs.
lspccisl telegram to tho Dispatch.

license 10 The Marlborough House bar 10 sell
beer and WINE. This was done after a long
and very heated discussion OF the matter.
last night Chici-of- Police Heart, by diree.
non Of Msyor ThomSpsou. Of Raleigh, or
deIfd the arrest Of the barkeCper who was
selling lccr ana wine under this license.
The license, sale, and arrest created a great
sensation. 1his morning the barkeeper
was before The MAYOR in two cases, the
warrant in each charging him with violating
the localoption law by selling spiriluous
liquors. Hts counsel claimed that beer
and wine alc not Spirituous liquors.
and that be .aj a license 10 sell
them fIom Tie WakeeOunty COM
ml>,iorcrs. The mayor decided that the
commissioners had no power 20 grant such
license. and that the license is void bv rea.
son Of the loc1l.opiion act IN force In Ra.
LEIGH township. The defendant was re-.
luircd to give 5000 bond for his appear-
aacc at the .uis term Of Wake superior
Couri. lie was al once aTralgned on an
other warrant charging him with selling
beer in violation of city ordinance. He
submitted and was fined 900 aud costs.
lie appealed from this Judgment. This
afternoon BE- was before magi,tro o
ohsIcCd WITH the same offence. The ma9is-
trlic dismissed His suit, which was inst1
tutc0 by : }. Belts, leading prohibition.
-. The defendant this evening brought
suit against Bets for S10, 900 damages for
malicious prosecution. The suit Is return
able 40 The August term Of Wake Superior
Court.
The sale OF beer continues to-day, and
rushing business Is beng done. Other
ucn who applied for license are indignant
that only this one license was granted; so
los
sides. The people are set by the ears about
thi, matter worse than bv any politics.
This evening the pTohibiionsts held an
Indignation mass-mcotiug and condemned
The county commissioners for their action
ln granting l'ccnse.
The SESSION Of the State Institution for
ne Deaf. Dumb, and Blind ended yester-
Gay. and the pupils have left Raleigh for
thcir homes.
TERRIBLE DEATH.
Frank Fanccttc, a white boy seven wears
10. met 3 terrible death at the grst-miI OF
DO. father, Albert Fancette, near Hilisboro'.
The boy was in window Of the mill and
icl backwards into The gearing OF the
vaicr.Wheel. lie was In a minute crushed
10 4 RELY. Every bone was broken and his
sui, torn away. The mangled body was
found in the mill-Tace.
RAILWAY NEWS.
The Capc.Fear and Yadkiu-Vslley rail-
way has nov regular train service to
Walnut Cove. and only thirteen miles re-
msiu 10 be graded between Mount Airy
and that point.
Itls stated that The railway construction
during the current year will fully equal, il
not suGps,s. the best record 30 far in the
stale.
TOBACCO ~ THE NEW BELT.
II j. perfectly natural that not n few
farmers :. oud have become discouraged
80 tie low IIlc,S and tie failure, to a
.rtaicr or jos, extent. Of last seasons to-
laccp crop M the new tobacco belt, OF
which Wake county l. the centre. In
lhuh9m count, many per,0ns have given
tN tobacco culture. \ fine grade OF the
VEGA can lc grown there, a. has been
iroNCd IN the past two years, for tobacco
growing l. only ~ that aye there. Not
f.N farmers In Wake have rehuqushed It.
4 good season will start the general move
mont again % greater or less extent. one
l.~son has been tausht-that all men are
not tobaccO-iumcrS, ana that the Leaf can
rot De- grown anywhere and everywhere.
The further fact has been shown that much
and In Toe new belt i the equal OF per-
Aav, The best anywhere for the new crop.
PERSONALS.
Rev. Thomas Atkinson, recently APP
pointed assistant rector OF II. Johns
Episcopal church, Fayetteville, will not be
allie. owing to sickness, 10 begin bis work
there for some weeks.
Mr.. Hinton a. Helper, who so ably con-
Quoted the North Carolina department in
the Industrial South, i said 10 be very sick
II Nashville. lie has done good work Tor The
Siste.
Edward J. Hill. Esq, Of Duplin county.
VINO is Mr.. Preston l.. Bridgers's success
sor a, Consul o. MOn'evideO. Uruguay, Is
now at Washir gton. lie will sail for his
new post next " ednC sday from New York.
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.
TIE authorities at Charlotte appear to be
waciBu regular war upon houses OF I'LL
fame. several arTe.t, have 80 far been
made. some Of those who were wanted
have fed
Ea.c.ian has. IN large measure, lost 1t,
grip upon North Carolina minds. VIII
uiuLton aud Charlotte cyincc the
only tendncie, in that direction.
Charlotte has some professionals en-
clled, and pound. The provincial,
N fine sNIc. Wilmington has some fine
native talent, bur has been badly beaten by
ih, Charleston, :. &. professionals. The
Use Of professional, In clubs Ia, had the ef-
trt in his State OF diminishing, and in
come case, % oXtingui>hing, popular inter-
60 IN The national game. Tomorrow the
Charlotte club will cross bats with tue
tiule>ton-.
Bids for building Durham countyacourt-
l.u,c have been filed, Tut VIII not be opened
until July 1t.
The progress 50 far made in the arrange
utni. for celebrating he Fourth OF july at
Fsldgh in The God old-fJ~hiOaed way j. OF
such q chaTact. j> 10 assure handsome
air.
Hi,allttle SINGULAR that in the past iif-
tom year, there nave been five cases here oil
double drowning accidents. In these four
.Hortd and siN White laC> have lost their
lives.
Ram, now f4l daily and farmers feel
rather like calling for a stop. rs rule the
r.ii, come in tHt afternoon for bali an hour
.I I'D hour. hut ale very lcayy and beat
loWn The crops somewhat.
The troubles between the town OF Dur
ND md ihc msn y DO contracted 10 furnish
iWitn watCr-.uppiy have culminaled IN
Zoo Injunction compelling the contractor 10
I1Iui.h mans of Tue diameter determined.
ILc ca.c :, rather an Involved one. The
oorusct va, for pipe Of particular SIZE.
The contractor laid smaller pipe, claiming
jlli be- could not get that OF the SIZE pre-
sefilec. and contendiug that the pipe he
wa- laying was amply large. The city en-
,iuosr took issue with him. Considerable
Iipe b3d been laid. The matter finally
anne Up before a New York expert a.
referee, who decided in favor OF the town.
Ihi. uiurc,ion i, 70 compel Contractor
uonland 10 put in pipe Of the SIZE deter
mined ~ Toe referee.
j. appears to be rather difficult Tor Colds
aoro' 10 get rs wa'er.woTks in operation,
Gti.u started. The contractor was to
lave begun by June 1t, but hls time mas
ir,en extended 10 july ist. The people
chsic ,0mtN hat under the delay.
There were fourteen graduates at tue
lt,.ugtxcici,es 81 the state Colored Nor
ms. school At Fayetteville. THIS is the
best Of tie colored schools, II appears, ana
3, j. very efficient. The Coiored state
Normal ho,l al Greensboro wall have
m0utb's session, beginning July 5lh.
1Lcre /, a great deal OF talk about the
consolidation u toe revenue districts IN
'bi, Stte aud tie very complete elimination
Of Collector DOwd. Some OF the TAX Is
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